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A BEAUTIFUL LATE MEDIEVAL MOSAN SCULPTURE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST. CIRCA 1480.

THIS WONDERFUL MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HOLDING A BOOK WITH THE LAMB OF GOD IN HIS LEFT HAND AND POINTING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. DRESSED IN A CAMEL SKIN TUNIC WITH THE HEAD AT HIS FEET.
THIS FINE MOSAN SCULPTURE IN OAK RETAINS MOST OF ITS ORIGINAL POLYCHROME DECORATION AND IS CARVED FULLY IN THE ROUND, IT HAS A VERY SERENE LOOK AND FEEL TO THE SCULPTURE WITH GREAT MOVEMENT. SCULPTURED IN THE MOSAN REGION OF THE MEUSE VALLEY WHICH IS PROLIFIC FOR PRODUCING SOME OF THE FINEST MEDIEVAL WORKS OF ART IN MEDIEVAL TIMES. REPAIR TO FOOT.